2012-04-10 Rick Santorum suspends his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination making Mitt Romney the overwhelming favourite
2012-08-28 Mitt Romney is officially nominated as the United States Republican Party's candidate
2012-11-06Barack Obama is re-elected as US President, defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney
2012-11-10 The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes